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Better Bond: McMaster Team Chemically Re-engineers Silicone to Unlock New Applications in Medicine
May 28, 2026
HAMILTON, Ontario, May 28 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news:

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A better bond: McMaster team chemically re-engineers silicone to unlock new applications in medicine

The new material has the flexibility and strength of the silicone currently used, but also resists clotting and doesn't provoke the human body into rejecting it.

By Keiko Kataoka, Faculty of Engineering

An interdisciplinary research team . . .

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